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Wednesday, November 14, 2007

I'm going to be on NPR!

At least ... that's the theory. Laura from National Public Radio's "alternative" morning show, the Bryant Park Project, called me today to set up a short interview for tomorrow. I'm pretty sure I'm going to talking about biking, specifically snow biking, specifically snow biking in the Alaska wilderness. I hope I can think of interesting things to say, and I hope not too much fun is made at the "crazy biker's" expense.

The plan is to go live with the interview at 7:30 a.m. New York time, which, last I checked, was the sleepy side of 3 a.m. here in Alaska. That's either really early or really late; no matter how you slice it, though, it's the middle of the night. I'm terribly nervous and don't think I'll be able to sleep anyway, so I'm going to opt for the "really late" designation. This could be a good time to kick in some midnight training - something I sorely need, but that's really hard to motivate for. What better excuse do I have to go for a bike ride in the middle of the night than this? It's like the cyclists' equivalent of downing a few shots before a live performance.

I don't know how many local NPR stations pick up the program, which I think competes directly with "Morning Edition," but here is where you can catch it:

Just heard your piece. I am very interested in learning about your process. I commute every day (never snows in southern California)and the temperature drops to just 30ish degrees on the worst day. You rock!

You're famous! :) I just listned to the interview online - sounds like it went pretty well. Pretty cool that they're going to be following your progress through this journey. I suspect your blog hit count is about to go up...

I can't wait for the Iditarod to start just so we can all follow how you do!

my friend sent me this link as i rode across the lower 48 states this summer. i have an amazing respect for your ice cold ride, but i can relate to how pumped you must be getting. just remember... you can do it. if anyone tells you otherwise, prove them wrong.

Great interview Jill! I really enjoyed listening to it. It was a little strange hearing your voice for the first time. I've been reading your blog for 2 years and I really hadn't even thought about what you'd sound like.